Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them; that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage. Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly. (Psalm 106: 1-6)

We have sinned. We have missed the way or missed the mark. It reminds us that to give thanks is derived from shooting an arrow. We may shoot but miss our aim.

We have committed iniquity. We have bent, twisted and distorted reality. Our arrow did not fly straight because we have bent it.

We have done wickedly. We have been hostile. We have rebelled. Perhaps we have aimed where we should not.

But we are welcome to choose another arrow and take aim again. Choose well. Good shooting.

Above is a prehistoric cave painting from near Castelldon, Spain.